Vietnam chairs UNSC meeting on addressing challenges of children
Pham Huan-VOV correspondent in the US -
(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, chaired an UN Security Council meeting on Friday on addressing challenges of children without parental care in conflict settings.
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Addressing the Arria-Formular meeting, which was held following Vietnam's initiative and co-hosted by Kenya, Niger, Norway, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Russia, the US and Malta, Ambassador Quy stressed that conflicts and tensions across the globe have posed challenges to people, including children, especially those living without parental care as well as unaccompanied and separated children.
He stressed the need to raise public awareness of protecting and caring for the children as well as increase support to them at national, regional and global levels.
The Vietnamese representative underscored the necessity to further strengthen the UNSC responsibility in line with the UN Charter through existing mechanisms so as to deal with challenges and find solutions to the issue.
He affirmed that Vietnam has always placed top priority on children. The country, the first in Asia and the second in the world to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, has given high priority to child protection and care, especially when Vietnam is performing the role of a non-permanent member of the council, he stated.
Pham Huan-VOV correspondent in the US